The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-10-28
FAREWELL TO Al
The President OF sor Monsgom.sy.-rhs
Last Stopping Point In the ~seuth.-tsis
aneeeh.

Speech.
ATLANTA, Oct. 1S.-The presidential party
breakfasted with o.nator Colsuitt this morn.
ing. The principal event announced for to-
day is the military parade and sham battle,
but mud and rain threaten 10 interfere with It.
The day vas rainy throughout. President
and Mrs. Cleveland entered carriages at IL
O'Clock and made their way through the mud
to the exposition grounds. The procession
brought up In front Of the grand stand, where
It was INTENDED that the distii guished party
should alight. but the president, after con-
sfdering the mud, determined not to venture.
There was . delay Of one mortal hour before
Atk mpts we're msde to start the procession.
Firally the troops, perhaps 100 strong,
came wauing and Slipping past in the mud,
the president standing up IN his carriage with
an umbrella to view them. When the column
had passed the carriage 1t was with some
d,lmculty extracted from the soil, and the
proposed military reception having been
abandoned, the party returned to town.
In the afternoon the ores dent was enter.
tatned by Hen. Julius B own, s,n Of Senator
Brown. At the same b ,ur the most magnit.
cent entertainment given Mrs. CIevelM d on
the trip, was provided by Mrs. Henry W.
Grady. For two b urs the lsdies of the city
called there and paid their respects to the
Presidents wife.
Ia the evening q general public reception
was given at the mansion by Governor and
Mrs. Gordon.
The great event Of the dav was the torch.
light procession of the Young Mcn's .mu.
cratic league Of the state. A drenching rain
was falling, but that did not dampen the ar.
dor OF the enthusiastic crowd which lhrongcd
the streets with 4 ming torches.
When the torch bearers had gathered
around the artesian well where the president
stood, he said:
II shall not soon forget, ny friends, the
cord Q Try and enthusiasm OF the welc me- Of
tho people of Atlanta and the state # G or
gta. 1 shall remember 1t not as a personal
tribute, but a. an evidence OF the love of the
people Of the United States for the fiji .e
which ts their Sovereignty. 1 have seen III
the west ant south such demons ratione as
satisfy me that In II ] time to g. M, the gov
ernmcnt II cur fathers is safe. [Grcat cheer.
Ing You have Illuminated in ], ur presence
tonight the sent ment, Welcome cur Ir ST
dent This VOICES the d termination IL the
people that the man occupy'ng this high
sfice shall be president OF the whole people.
and guided in his official action by the
dictates aid commands of the cou.
stitutfOn, which We a u all bound to obey.
You welcome me as your president. 1 am
entrusted with the immediate execution Ot
tnat high office, but l beg you not to forget
1 I'm. vfsvht chat q. S,nr,, Nun <f -.o,, q, 49,.
sibility in connection with the high office.
and every branch of your government. Oar
government is such that 1t needs the Constant
watchfulness Of the people; 1t needs their
support and loyalty. l am delighted tonight
that this particular demonstration should I've
and the state of Georgia. Upon you, my
friends. will rest in the future the preserva-
ton OF the protection of this government of
the people, for the people and by the people.
lGreat cheering NV parting words to yru
shall be, let your POLITICAL actions be guided
by thoughtfulness OF what this government
means and the purposes for which 1T WAS in
stttuted. Be not carried away hv any en-
thusiasm, but guided by loyalty and chasten-
ed by a sense OF your responsibility; cherish
your American citizenship. With these,
American institutions and American liberties
are safe" Enthusiastic cheers.
The president left at midnight for Mont
gomery.
1t is officially stated that the presidents
special train, which Is uexpectcd to leave
Montgomery at 1 O'Clock Tomorrow, will
make no stops on Its way to Washington, *
ccpt POSSIBLY at Ashville, North Carolina.
1t is learned that the engineer IN charge o!
the engine which runs the dynamo of the
presidents train, was arrested last night and
spent the night in the lookup. Means wer.
at once taken to set him at liberty. TIL,
churches were open list night and wcr,
crowded with peo.le who had no other rlac,
to slecp.